The idea for this book came from the time the authors spent at the Statistics and Applied
Mathematical Sciences Institute (SAMSI) in Research Triangle Park in North Carolina …

For many years the authors have been interested in develo** methods for generating
multivariate distributions, especially for positive data. Part of the motivation was to find …

In reliability engineering literature, a large number of research papers on optimal preventive
maintenance (PM) of technical systems (networks) have appeared based on preliminary …

This paper presents an overview of the research performed on reliability studies of
consecutive k-out-of-n and related systems during the last decade. In particular, methods for …

We all like to know how reliable and how risky certain situations are, and our increasing
reliance on technology has led to the need for more precise assessments than ever before …

Various methods and criteria for comparing coherent systems are discussed. Theoretical
results are derived for comparing systems of a given order when components are assumed …

Standby redundant design is extensively used in many practical systems to improve system
reliability. Various methodologies have been developed to analyze the reliability of standby …

Following a review of the basic ideas in structural reliability, including signature‐based
representation and preservation theorems for systems whose components have …

We introduce two new families of univariate distributions that we call hyperminimal and
hypermaximal distributions. These families have interesting applications in the context of …

Weighted k-out-of-n systems form an important class of redundant systems with a wide
range of applications in reliability engineering. In this paper, we introduce novel optimal …